
The Monk
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Narrated by:
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Nicholas Boulton
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Georgina Sutton
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By:
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Matthew Lewis
A masterpiece of gothic fiction, The Monk is a cautionary tale of madness, horror, lust, and despair. Father Ambrosio, the most pious and venerated monk in all of Madrid, is held as a paragon of virtue. But after 30 years of study and prayer, evil thoughts begin to permeate his mind.
As two plots cleverly converge, torture, murder, incest, rape, poison, and magic prevail, sustained by an elegance in the writing of the 19-year-old Matthew Lewis.
The book was banned upon its initial publication in 1796, but later caught the attention of Lord Byron and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, with Coleridge naming it "the offspring of no common genius".
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Fasten your seatbelt for one helluva ride
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Excellent and Brutal Gothic Horror
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Gripping, and jaw dropping
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Written by a 20 year old member of parliament, this book was banned and destroyed by the critics for its profanity and obscenity, which surged it popularity because everyone wanted to see if it was as lurid as reported.
A ghost called the Bleeding Nun, corruption of the pious, scandals, temptation, Spanish Inquisition, deals with Lucifer himself...this book has it all...murder, torture, lust, abuse of power, arrogance, and sexual desire from the most noble of men. Twists you will never see coming. I definitely understand why it was banned, I can’t imagine the church liked this at all.
There was quite a bit of unnecessary filler but it wasn’t over the top. I listened to the audiobook and it was amazing. There are several poems and songs and are actually sung with a guitar accompaniment.
This was recommended by someone in my classic horror book club after she saw it in Danse Macabre by Stephen King.
Scandalous
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Good dark suspense
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To mention a few profane parts there's a bloody nun ghost with a grisly history;
a femme fatale hidden under holy robes to corrupt an virtuous Abbot blinded by his vanity.
I disliked the rape and murder of one of the woefully innocent characters.
However, the rest was enthralling and I sampled several of the other narrators and
wasn't disappointed with my choice with Nicholas Boulton. He really held my interest
considering The Monk was written in the 1700's.
Interestingly, Georgina Sutton actually sang the songs that were in the story and
read one or two parts for the female characters, although, mostly read by Boulton.
Definitely, worth the money or credit.
Exquisitely Sinister
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The story moves along very nicely without all the excess verbiage of some others. Very well read by the narrator. Great job portraying Satan - perfect voice for it!!
Crazy Fun
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Very good audiobook,
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Not bad
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Awesome story and well read
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